Zameer Choudrey, Baron Choudrey

Zameer Mohammed Choudrey, Baron Choudrey CBE SI Pk (Urdu: ضمیر چوہدری‎; born March 1958) is a British billionaire businessman, and the chief executive of Bestway, the UK's eleventh-largest privately owned business[1], and ninth-largest family-owned business,[2] with a turnover in excess of £3.4 billion[3] and founded by his uncle, Sir Anwar Pervez.[4][5]

The Right Honourable

The Lord Choudrey

CBE SI Pk
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
5 November 2019
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born
Zameer Mohammed Choudrey

March 1958
Islamabad, Pakistan
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom & Pakistan
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Rakshanda
RelationsSir Anwar Pervez (uncle)
EducationUniversity of Kent
Known forCEO, Bestway

According to the Sunday Times Rich List UK, in 2020 his net worth is £1.53 billion [6](US$1.85 billion); which makes him the second-richest Pakistani in the UK.[7]

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to the wholesale industry and charity.[8][9]

On 23 March 2018, the President of Pakistan awarded him Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) SI Pk, for his contributions to advancing Pakistan through services and the wide array of philanthropic work.[10]

On 10 September 2019, he was nominated for a life peerage in ex-prime minister Theresa May’s resignation honours list.[11][12][13] He was created Baron Choudrey,[14] of Hampstead in the London Borough of Barnet, on 9 October 2019.[15][16] He formally joined the House of Lords on 5 November 2019.[17]

Early life

He was born in March 1958.[18] Hailing from a remote village of Thathi in Gujar Khan, Pakistan, he moved to UK at the age of 12 [19] with his family to join his father; who is a Second World Veteran having served the British Army. During this time, his uncle, Sir Anwar set up his own business and he would regularly assist him in the running of his business in between his studies. He graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1981.

Career

He qualified as an accountant in 1984 with Simmons, Cohen, Fine and Partners (now Simmons Gainsford LLP)[20] and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.[21] He is a member of the Institute of Directors in London. In November 2014 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent.[22]

He joined Bestway in 1984 as Financial Controller; in this role he designed and implemented systems and controls within the business with emphasis on husbandry of stocks and cash management. He played a key role in the expansion of the Group's wholesale business through the acquisition of Bashin Cash & Carry in 1984; Crown Crest Limited in 1987 and Link Cash & Carry in 1988.[23]

In 1990, Choudrey was appointed the finance director. During the mid 1990s he was assigned the task of business diversification by the board of directors and in 1995 he was appointed chief executive of Bestway Cement.[24][25]

In October 2002 having led the acquisition of United Bank Limited (UBL); he was appointed to the board of UBL.[26] Since then he has been a director of UBL Insurers.[27]

In July 2004 he was promoted to the position of chief executive of Bestway Group.

In July 2014 under his[28][29] leadership Bestway Group acquired the Co-op's pharmacy business for £620 million[30] or US$1.06 billion. Co-op pharmacy is the UK's third largest independent pharmacy business and the largest in Wales.

At the time of acquisition, pharmacy business was expected to increase the group's annual turnover to over £3.0 billion and the group's global workforce would increase to 33,600 people, with over 11,900 people employed in the UK.[31]

Wholesale cash and carry

The Group's wholesale operations[32] are the 2nd largest in the UK. It trades from 62 warehouses[33]. It is a supplier partner to over 70,000 independent retailers and 40,000 catering and foodservice operators. As a business, the comopany services three main customer groups; independent retail (including Club and Symbol), Foodservice and specialist Pet Operators. Independent retail is serviced by its extensive depot network and delivered operation to stores. In addition to supplying thousands of convenience stores and small shops, company also operates the Best-one symbol group which has 1,400 members throughout the UK. Over 3,500 customers are also members of the Xtra Local - a retail club.[34]

In January 2005 Choudrey led the acquisition of Batleys plc for £100 million;.[35] The acquisition of Batleys catapulted Bestway to new heights of success. An OFT report published soon after the acquisition said the merged entity is the fourth largest national grocery wholesaler in the UK, with a modest 9.9% share of supply in grocery wholesaling as a whole and 15.9% share of supply in cash & carry alone.[36]

In addition to organic growth over the years, the Group acquired Bellevue Cash & Carry's two warehouses in Edinburgh and Stirling in June 2010.[37][38] In November 2010 the Group went on to acquire the Martex Group[39] of three cash & carry warehouses and its food service operation from C J Lang.

In February 2014, Bestway was awarded the Investors in People Bronze award for demonstrating a degree of excellence in the way they develop and support their staff. The Bronze award is achieved by just 5% of Investors in People recognised organisations in the UK. The Investors in People Standard is awarded to well-run organisations, which demonstrate good management practice with a high emphasis on best practice people management and development.[40]

In April 2014, the Group acquired Glasgow-based wholesaler Sher Brothers[41] and merged Sher Brothers into the Batleys brand.[42]

In October 2015, he was declared the winner of the Grocer Cup for outstanding business achievement[43].

In April 2018, the company purchased the assets and brands of Conviviality Retail from administrators PwC for £7.25m. PwC partner Matthew Callaghan said: ‘This deal safeguards the jobs of more than 2,000 employees,[44] ensures franchisees have the ability to continue to trade and creates some much-needed stability for business customers and the sector in general.[45][46] Conviviality Retail, which includes Bargain Booze, Select Convenience and Wine Rack, has 769 stores in the UK.[47]

In June 2018, the company acquired two Blakemore Wholesale's warehouses in Cardiff and Walsall.[48]

Over the years under his leadership the company has won numerous awards including Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade for its global exports[49]; Federation of Wholesale Distributor's Gold Medal for Wholesale Service to Retail[50]; Grocer Gold Awards[51] etc.

Cement manufacturing

[52] In 1995, he initiated the Group's business diversification strategy and was appointed Chief Executive of Bestway Cement.[53]

The Group built its first cement plant in Hattar, in the Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province of Pakistan in 1995. This was an initial investment of US$120 million and led to the creation of 800 jobs.[54] Civil works started in January 1996 and the Kiln was fired in April 1998. In 2002 the plant's capacity was further enhanced to 1.3 million TPA at a cost of US$20 million.

Since June 2003 the company continues to be the largest exporter of cement to Afghanistan[55] and has won national export awards.[56]

In February 2004 the company set up its second plant with a 1.8 million TPA capacity in Chakwal[57] in the Province of Punjab, Pakistan with a total investment of US$140 million and led to the creation of 900 jobs.

In September 2005 he spearheaded the Group's US$70 million acquisition of its third cement plant Mustehkam Cement as part of the Government's Privatisation Programme. In the post acquisition period the Group has invested in excess of US$50 million[58] to increase Mustehkam's cement manufacturing capacity to 1.1 million TPA. In the post acquisition period company's investment has contributed in creating 800 new jobs.

In October 2007 the company was granted an export license by the Bureau of Indian Standards.[59] In less than two years the Cement became the largest exporter of Pakistani cement to India.

Over the years similar export licenses have been granted for Dubai; South Africa; Sri Lanka and Turkey.

In June 2008 the Group's fourth cement plant with a 1.8 million TPA capacity went into commercial production adjacent to the existing site in Chakwal[60] at a cost of US$180 million and 500 new jobs were added.

The company has also set up a 15 MW Waste Heat Recovery Power Plant (WHRPP) at its Chakwal plant site, the plant became operational in September 2009. The plant gained CDM (Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol) approval in August 2010. In 2011 it was the first company in the cement industry in Pakistan to have achieved this landmark.[61]

In November 2013 Mustehkam Cement was merged into Bestway Cement.[62]

In July 2014 the company acquired Lafarge's 75.86% stake in Lafarge Pakistan Cement Ltd[63] for an enterprise value of US$329 million (€244 million). Lafarge Pakistan Cement Ltd operates an integrated cement plant in the north of Pakistan, close to Islamabad.[64] The company also acquired another 12.07% shares through a public offer, taking its shareholding in Lafarge Pakistan to 87.93%.[65]

Today, the company's cement operations have gone on to become one of the largest in Pakistan[24][66] with five modern state of the art cement plants, representing more than 8.0 million tons or 18% of the country's cement manufacturing capacity[67] and a workforce of over 4,000 people.[68]

Since October 2014 the company's environment friendly policies have been regularly recognised by the National Forum for Environmental and Health and the company has own numerous Environmental Excellence Awards.[69][70]

In April 2015, he announced plans to invest US$30 million in Pakcem (formerly Lafarge Pakistan) plant. As part of its investment the company would also establish an environmentally friendly WHRP Plant at Pakcem.[71]

In July 2015, the company inaugurated two WHRP Plants (6 MW and 7.5 MW)[72] at its Hattar and Farooqia plants in KPK Province of Pakistan.[73] Speaking on the occasion, he said that these power plants will not only reduce the company's reliance on national grid but also help in alleviating the country's power crisis to a certain extent and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 27,000 CMDs.[74][75]

In March 2017 the company announced plans to set up its third cement plant in Haripur KPK Province. The brownfield plant will have a daily production capacity of 6,000 tons of clinker per day.[76]

In May 2018 the company completed the brownfield expansion project[77] in a record time of 14 months.[78]

In July 2018 as per International Cement Review the company started to dispatch cement from Farooqia Line II and the company's sale of clinker accounted for more than 62 per cent of clinker sales by the industry as a whole.[79]

Today, all four of its plants are utilising waste heat recover power, they are ahead of their competition in the industry.[80][81]

Global banking

In October 2002 he led and managed the Group's acquisition of United Bank Limited (UBL) which is today Pakistan's 2nd largest private bank.[82] He serves as a Director on the Board of UBL[83][84] and also chairs the Board Risk and Compliance Committee. He is also a director of UBL Insurers.[85][86]

In August 2003, UBL launched Pakistan's first derivative money market product.[87] In 2005, the bank acquired the status of Authorised Derivative Dealer – the only domestic bank to achieve this status.[87] It is also the first institution from Pakistan & third in South Asia to be accredited with Primary Membership of International Swaps & Derivatives Association.

In June 2007 the Global Depository Receipts of UBL were listed on the London Stock Exchange. The offering targeted institutional investors and raised in excess of US$650 million.[88] UBL is the only Pakistani bank and one of the only two Pakistani companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange.[89]

In April 2010, UBL launched UBL Omni,[90] an in-house developed project designed to provide banking facilities to the unbanked population of Pakistan. As of June 2014 UBL Omni had a customer base in excess of 6.8 million, with over 1.5 million active cards in issue and 5 million monthly transactions valued at over US$253 million.[91] Through the success of UBL Omni 1.55 million previously unbanked individuals have opened mobile bank accounts with UBL in Pakistan.[91] Today, Omni Dukaan network has grown to 42,100 agents in Pakistan.[92]

In January 2011 Choudrey played an instrumental role in the Group's decision to increase its shareholding in (UBL)[93] to 51.07% by acquiring an additional 20% of the shares from the Abu Dhabi Group.[94] This was a total investment of US$230.0 million in Pakistan's second largest private commercial bank.[95][96]

The Bank added 200 branches in 2011 and 2012, thus increasing its domestic network to over 1,300 online branches[97] with 800 ATMs.

In June 2012, UBL led consortium acquired 67.4% stake in Khushhali Bank, which is the largest micro-finance institution in Pakistan.[98] In the post acquisition period the bank's loan portfolio has increased by 77.80% from US$46.82 million in June 2012 to US$83.24 million in December 2013. Khushhali Bank's deposit base has grown by 194.76% from US$23.00 million in June 2012 to US$67.80 million in December 2013.

In December 2013, the Group, increased its shareholding in UBL to 61.37% by acquiring an additional 10.3% of the shares from the Abu Dhabi Group.[99] Through an investment of over $120 million, the Group acquired the entire shareholding of its former joint venture partner the Abu Dhabi Group.[100]

In June 2014, the Government of Pakistan sold its remaining 20% stake in UBL for US$387 million. This was Pakistan's first transaction in the global equity market in almost eight years.[101]

United Bank Limited has over 1,390 branches across Pakistan, 19 branches overseas, and a customer base exceeding 4 million. The bank has an asset base in excess of $15 billion, a global workforce of almost 13,000 people and a diversified client base covering a broad spectrum of segments and industries across the globe. UBL provides services in wholesale and retail banking through its network of branches and presence across four continents including the UAE,[102] Bahrain,[103] Qatar,[104] Yemen,[105] UK,[106] Switzerland,[107] China,[108] and Pakistan.

Under his leadership the bank has own numerous international awards such as the Banker Magazine's Award Bank of the Year Pakistan[109][110][111]; "The Best Bank" award at the first Pakistan Baking Awards [112]; Global Finance Magazine "The Best Consumer Internet Bank in Pakistan"[113]; Asia Money Magazine "Best Domestic Bank for Pakistan [114][115]

Pharmacy

As part of the Group's diversification strategy,[116] in July 2014 the Group acquired the Co-op's pharmacy business[117] for £620 million.[118][119] Co-op pharmacy is the UK's third largest independent pharmacy business, and the largest in Wales with 795 stores nationwide.

At time of the acquisition he[120] said: "The Co-operative Pharmacy is a strong, competitive business operating in a sector where demographic trends show an increasing demand for healthcare services among the wider community.[121] We see great potential to grow the business organically and through future acquisitions".[122][123]

In February 2015,[124] the Group re-branded the Co-op Pharmacy Business to Well Pharmacy. He [125] had pledged to give Well strong support by committing to invest £200m[126] over the next five years to help develop and grow the business, and to make sure Well continues to serve its customers and local communities to the high standard the business has always delivered.[127]

In October 2015, the Chancellor of the Exchequer performed a formal opening of the Well Pharmacy head office in Manchester.[128]

Philanthropy

He places strong emphasis on the provision of health and education facilities to the underprivileged. Under his leadership the Group has undertaken a great deal of work in the UK and Pakistan to facilitate local communities.[129]

In 1987, he was a founding Trustee of Bestway Foundation[130] – a charitable trust that works exclusively in the health[131][132] and education sectors.[133][134]

Between 1992–2002, he served as Governor John Kelly Boys & Girls Schools (Crest Academies).

In 1997 Bestway Foundation Pakistan was established and he was appointed.[135]

Between 2004–2008, he was a member of the Confederation of British Industry's Economic Affairs Committee.

In November 2005 Bestway Group was honoured with the ‘Social Responsibility Award’ at the JP Morgan 2005 Family Business Honours[136] in recognition of demonstrating excellent standards of philanthropy and good citizenship.

Between 2008 and 2010 he served as Chairman of NGBF Trading Limited – the trading arm of GroceryAid.[137]

In April 2009 he joined the Board of Trustees of Crimestoppers UK.[138][139]

Between March 2010 and April 2019, he served as a trustee of GroceryAid [140] - the trade industry's flagship charity.[141][142][143]

In May 2010, he was appointed as Deputy chairman of the Pakistan Britain trade & Investment Forum.[144][145]

He became a member of HRH Prince of Wales Pakistan Recovery Fund International Leadership Team[146] in 2011.

In February 2013, the Bestway Foundation and University of Bradford signed a five-year agreement that committed £250,000 each to jointly fund five annual scholarships to support postgraduate students applying from Pakistan.[147][148][149]

In April 2013 he was invited by the British Asian Trust to join their UK Advisory Council.[150] This new appointment will allow him to increase awareness of the trust's work in the UK, especially within the independent retail trade as well as the wider Asian diaspora.[151]

In May 2014 Bestway Cement Limited was ranked 10th out of 478 PLCs by volume of donations in Pakistan according to Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy's (PCP) Philanthropy Survey 2012.[152]

In October 2014 Bestway Foundation (Rs. 50 Million) [153] and United Bank Limited[154] (Rs. 100 Million) donated Rs. 150 Million to Foreman Christian College Lahore, Pakistan. FC College which is one of the oldest academic institutions of South Asia was founded in 1864 by Dr Charles W Forman, a Presbyterian missionary from the United States of America.

The charity in the UK has become a major contributor to youth focused charities such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award[155][156] and Prince's Trust.[157]

In May 2015 the charitable trust gave £1 million towards graduate scholarships at Oxford University.[158] The gift will create an endowment that will enable two graduate students from Pakistan[159] per year to study at Oxford, in perpetuity, through the Oxford-Sir Anwar Pervez Graduate Scholarships.[160]

In October 2016, the charity and University of Kent signed a five-year agreement that committed £250,000 each to jointly fund five annual scholarships to support postgraduate students applying from Pakistan.[161][162][163]

In February 2017 Well launched its charity partnership with the Stroke Association. Well seeks to raise £250,000 under Know Your Blood Pressure campaign for the country's leading charity dedicated to conquering stroke.[164][165]

In November 2017, the charity donated £100,000 NSPCC the children's charity.[166]

In November 2017 Well Pharmacy was awarded the Corporate Supporter of the year award by the Stroke Association. The award recognises the courage shown by stroke survivors and carers as well as the great work and commitment shown by health professionals, groups and supporter organisations.[167]

In January 2018 he was appointed UK Chair of the British Asian Trust[168]'s Advisory Council.[169][170]

In March 2108 Well Pharmacy donated over 35,000 Foster Grant sunglasses and reading glasses, with a total estimated retail value of £946,000 to In Kind Direct, which distributes consumer goods donated by companies to UK charities.[171]

In March 2018 the Bestway Foundation won the Philanthropy Award at 2018 Asian Business Awards.[172]

In November 2018; the Group's charitable trust donated £100,000 to the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.[173][174]

In Pakistan the Group has donated £900,000 towards the construction of dams and large scale water Reservoirs.[175][176]

In January 2019 Group's owned bank UBL was acknowledged for its contribution to Namal College, Mianwali.[177][178][178]

The company has donated £14.8 million[179] to the charitable trust in the UK[180][181] and provided over US$9.0 million to health, education[182][183][184] and humanitarian causes in Pakistan.[183][185][186][187][188][189]

In June 2019, he joined the Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council's Advisory Council.[190][191][192][193]

In November 2019, Bestway Foundation donated £100,000 to the Save The Children - a charity that Bestway's charitable trust has been supporting since 2004.[194]

In April 2020 the Group companies in Pakistan donated Rs.600 million to fight COVID19 in Pakistan[195].

Politics

A long-standing supporter and donor to the UK Conservative Party, and[196][197][198] in August 2013 was appointed the Co-Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Pakistan.[199][200][201]

He made his maiden speech in the House of Lords on the 29th of January 2020; when he participated in the House of Lords debate on the Sutton Trust's Mobility Manifesto, published in November 2019, and the recommendations of the Social Mobility Commission's 2019 State of the Nation report.[202][203]

In June 2020, during the House of Lords debate - the economic lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures necessary to repair the UK economy - he asked if the Government intended to expand the life insurance scheme to the SME sector, and specifically to BAME individuals employed in the SME sector who have been defined as key workers but are not covered by the current scheme?[204]

gollark: Yes, since two days ago.
gollark: Weird, my hatchery is empty. I can't tell if it's a database error or just stuff getting enough views since I'm not at my computer.
gollark: I decoded one of the ones which contained hex chars.
gollark: `5A79756D6F727068` -> `Zyumorph`
gollark: Those hexadecimally coded names don't mean anything!

See also

List of British Pakistanis

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Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by
The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay		 Gentlemen
Baron Choudrey 		Followed by
The Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row
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